Common Name – Mulethi
Botanical Name – Glycyrrhiza Glabra
Family Name – Fabaceae
Part Used – Root
Native – India, Afghanistan, Persia, China
Active compounds – Glycyrrhizin, Glycrrhitic acid, liquiritic acid, glycyrrhetol, glabrolide, isoglabrolide, licoric acid, & phytosterols. Flavonoids and isoflavonoids; liquiritigenin, liquiritin, rhamnoliquiritin, neoliquiritin, umbelliferone, herniarin glycyrin. Chalcones; liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, neosoliquiritin, rhamnoisoliquiritin, licuraside, licochalcones A and B, echinatin and others, licoflavonol, licoisoflavones A and B, licoisoflavanone, formononetin, glabrol, glabrone, glyzarin, kumatakenin and others, Coumarins, liqcoumarin Polysaccharides, mainly glucans, Volatile oil, containing fenchone, linalool, furfuryl alcohol, benzaldehyde, starch, sugars, amino acid etc.
Medicinal Properties – Antispasmodic, antihepatotoxic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, demulcent, laxative, rejuvenative, sedative, and tonic.
Uses – Effective for bronchitis, cold, cough, abdominal pain, hyperacidity, inflammation, and constipation. Good for general debility, laryngitis, tones mucus membranes, sppthes muscle spasms, painful urination, and its decoction serves as a good wash for falling and graying hair.
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